Japan
Japan’s Akiya Crisis Is Becoming a Billion-Yen Business — But Tokyo Has a Bigger Plan for Those Empty Homes
Japan is sitting on a housing problem unlike almost anywhere else. The country had about 9 million vacant dwellings in 2023, the…
Category: Asia
Philippines
15 Arrested as P1.2 Million in Illegal Fishing Gear Seized Across Western Visayas — But the Real Damage May Be Underwater
ILOILO CITY — Authorities arrested 15 alleged illegal fishers and seized more than P1.2 million worth of fishing equipment and fish in…
Japan
Japan Just Took No. 1 in All 3 OECD Subjects — But the Numbers Behind the Victory Are Raising Alarms
Japan has achieved a major milestone in global education, ranking No. 1 among all 38 OECD member economies in science, mathematics and…
Business
SoftBank Eyes Up to $20 Billion Jumbo Bond Sale for Its AI Push — But the Debt Bet Is Getting Bigger
SoftBank Group is preparing to test investor appetite for what could become one of the biggest corporate bond offerings by an Asian…
Philippines
17-Year-Old Student Placed Under WCPD Custody After Newborn Dies in Toboso — Police Now Probe What Happened
TOBOSO, Negros Occidental — A 17-year-old Grade 12 student is under the custody of the Women and Children Protection Desk (WCPD) in…
Philippines
Nicolas Torre Takes 1-Month Leave After EDSA Busway Controversy — Now He’s Considering What Comes Next
MANILA, Philippines — Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Nicolas Torre III has taken a one-month leave from public office amid…
Thailand
Man Sentenced to Death for Brutal Murder of Hua Hin Hotel Receptionist
HUA HIN — The Hua Hin Provincial Court has sentenced a man to death for the robbery and murder of a hotel…
Philippines
P15 Million Set Aside for New Bacolod Police Station — Why Singcang-Airport Is Now a Top Security Priority
BACOLOD CITY — A long-awaited police station for Barangay Singcang-Airport is moving closer to reality after a P15-million allocation for its construction…
Philippines
A Mass-Casualty Crash. A Chemical Spill. Western Visayas Is About to Face Its Biggest Emergency Test
ILOILO — What would happen if a major highway crash suddenly became a hazardous chemical emergency? That is the question Western Visayas…
Business
Thai Clinic Investigated After Influencer Dies Following Penile Filler Procedure
BANGKOK — Thai health authorities have launched an investigation into a Bangkok clinic after British-Nigerian influencer Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo died following a…